Overall project objective: To enable regional and local authorities and other stakeholders of Leningrad Oblast and Tikhvin district to improve their capacities and methods in relation to environmentally friendly renewable energy technologies and thus to contribute to improving health and quality of life of the citizens of small localities of the Finnish-Russian neighboring area.

Project SE512 “Green Hit: Renewable energy for small localities”

South-East Finland – Russia ENPI CBC Programme 2007-2013

This Programme is co-funded by the European Union, the Russian federation and the Republic of Finland

http://www.southeastfinrusnpi.fi/

Overall project objective: To enable regional and local authorities and other stakeholders of Leningrad Oblast and Tikhvin district to improve their capacities and methods in relation to environmentally friendly renewable energy technologies and thus to contribute to improving health and quality of life of the citizens of small localities of the Finnish-Russian neighboring area.

Dissemination of best practices and promotion of renewable energy production in various distant regions of Russia, where wood fuel resources are available,

Study tours to Finland for Russian staff of newly established energy plant and other relevant specialists/professionals

Final beneficiaries

Communities of Tikhvin district and other municipalities of Leningrad region which have been identified relevant for dissemination of the introduced technology (18 districts and more than 200 sub-district level municipalities);